Nagoya Castle

I had first heard about the castle from just doing some basic research on nagoya and my sister had gone years ago and said it was worth a look. The castle is pretty easy to get to as its located on several maps around the place and arrows point you in te right direction. It only cost 500yen to get in which is pretty cheap. We went to the castle in the school holiday which is why as soon as we walked into we saw two girls holding signs saying free english tours which we jumped at the chance. The girl were from Nanzan Junior College and were practising their english(which was pretty good much better than my japanese) while also giving useful information. The castle holds some great history and is great to get some photos from. Inside the castle its pretty relaxing as nobody is in a rush and the crowds were that big. They show a movie about the castle inside which is 3D (you wear those gay glasses)which only goes for like 15min that is also worth a look, its in japanese but has english subtitles. The bonus with the castle is that its close to the nagoya noh theater (free) and some great shrines. Overall you really only need half a day to do everything.

The castle of Nagoya is one of the main castles of Japan - though like most of the castles in the country it is a copy of later day. It is actually built around 1960. But the building is quite impressive even though it is new. The main building is a high pagoda like building placed in one of the corners of the walls surrounding the castle.

You can go into the building where there is a small museum with different displays - like so many Japanese museums most of the labeling is in Japanese only hence it can be a bit hard to follow if you want to read up on things. But some of it is more or less self-explanatory. One of the good things about the castle is the view from the top floor where you can have a nice look out over the city.

Around the castle is several towers in the corners of the wall and there are a garden around the castle which is really nicely laid out. In the garden are a couple of teahouses.